American Kenny Noyes (35) will race in the Repsol FIM CEV International Superbike Championship in 2014.

Kenny Noyes Signs with
Palmeto Kawasaki SBK for FIM-CEV

American Kenny Noyes has signed with the importer’s Madrid-based Palmeto
Kawasaki team for the 2014 Spanish Superbike Championship. For Noyes, who spent
the last four seasons riding in the World and CEV Moto2 championships, this
will be a return to 1000cc bikes and to the team he last rode with in 2009
(1000cc Extreme Stock) and 2012 (Moto2).

Although the technical rules remain the same, the 1000cc class of the FIM-CEV
Repsol International Championship changes its official name from Extreme Stock
to Superbike for 2014 and adds the Portimao circuit in Portugal to the
nine-race schedule with all races televised live in Spain simultaneously on two
major networks: Spain’s largest channel, Tele5 (open broadcast) and Movistar
(Pay for view). Noyes will also compete in the European Superbike Championship.
Four manufacturers are entered with importer-backed teams: Kawasaki, Suzuki,
BMW and Aprilia, in addition to private teams running Honda and Ducati
machines.

Kenny Noyes: “The Moto2 experience was good, but last year I had a
chance to ride the last three races of the CEV in the 1000cc class and managed
two thirds and a fourth place on an unfamiliar bike and tires. I immediately
felt at home on the big bike. After that I had several offers but my best
choice was Palmeto Kawasaki. My goal in 2014 is to win the FIM-CEV Repsol
Superbike title. Palmeto is a strong team backed by Kawasaki Spain and
Michelin, and I have a solid technical team and a fast teammate, Venezuelan
Robertino Pietri. So the rest is up to me!”

Pedro Parajua (Team Owner): “We are glad to have Kenny with us again. He
finished third in the championship with our bike in Moto2, but we always felt
his strength was in the big class. We are excited about our chances this
year.”